Men's basketball: HCC prepares for test against Fort Scott

The Hutchinson Community College men will get one of their toughest nonconference tests today when they play at 8 p.m. at Allen County.

Traditionally a team that has given Hutchinson trouble, the Red Devils are 3-0 this season under coach long-time coach Mike Hayes.

The 20th-ranked Blue Dragons enter tonight's game with a 5-0 record after solid wins last weekend against Fort Scott and Weatherford, Texas. Freshman Darius Johnson-Odom is the team's leading scorer at 17.6 points a game, while sophomore Cliff Dixon is averaging 15.6 points and 7.4 rebounds a game.

This marks one of two road games the Blue Dragons will play in nonconference play. Hutch will also play Dec. 6 at Coffeyville.

Kansas closes exhibition season against Hornets

The Kansas Jayhawks close out exhibition play tonight when they host Emporia State at 7 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawks defeated Washburn 98-79 on Nov. 4 to open the exhibition season. Junior guard Sherron Collins led the Jayhawks with 22 points and seven assists against Washburn. Sophomore center Cole Aldrich paced KU with nine rebounds and two blocked shots.

Kansas sophomores Tyrel Reed and Brady Morningstar each had solid games against Washburn. Reed had 16 points on 5-of-7 shooting, including 5-of-6 from 3-point range. Morningstar scored 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting. Freshman forward Quintrell Thomas had 10 points and six rebounds in 14 minutes.

Emporia State returns five letterwinners from last season's 14-16 team. Like KU, the Hornets lost all five starters from last year and have 11 newcomers on the roster.

College volleyball

Emporia State drops to sixth in this week's poll

Emporia State dropped one spot this week to No. 6 in the Bison/AVCA Top 25 NCAA Division II poll released Monday.

The 29-3 Hornets need one win in their last three matches to claim at least a share of the MIAA title and two wins to win the title outright.

Emporia State faces No. 10 Washburn (29-4) in Emporia on Friday. Pittsburg State (26-7) also is highly ranked at No. 12.

Loesch, Sievers earn honors from KCAC

McPherson College players Kiley Loesch and Destri Sievers earned weekly honors from KCAC during a week the Bulldogs upset Friends in the KCAC Tournament.

Loesch, a 5-foot-7 hitter from Lyons, had 52 kills and 32 digs in 10 games. She had 16 kills against Bethel, 17 against Ottawa and 19 against Friends, which was the third seed in the tournament.

Loesch is 46 kills away from setting a school record for kills in a season.

Sievers, a setter from St. John, averaged 10.1 assists pr game, which included 46 in the win over Friends.

Wichita State remains 11th in AVCA poll

Wichita State, which improved to 26-0 over the weekend, stayed at No. 11 in this week's Bison/AVCA coaches poll, which was released Monday. Kansas State moved up one spot to No. 14, while Penn State remained No. 1.

- From staff reports

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